Language & Literacy – In this half term we are learning to

• understand what viewpoint is in a novel through: identifying the narrator, explaining how this influences the reader’s view of events
• explaining how events might look from a different point of view
  demonstrate an understanding of viewpoint in a story or novel through activities such as role play, hot seating, conscience alley, thought tracking, etc.
• rewrite an incident from a story or novel from another character’s point of view
• know and understand the term ‘genre’ in relation to non-fiction texts: recount, non-chronological reports, instructions, explanation, persuasion and discussion (genre is determined by purpose)
• know and understand the term ‘form’ in relation to non-fiction texts, e.g. letter, poster, recipe, editorial, newspaper article, moving image and digital text (form is determined by audience)
• be familiar with a range of established authors and poets, be able to articulate a personal response and respond to and build on the views of others
• plan, draft and redraft pieces of creative writing, some of which may be presented for publication
• prepare a short section of story as a script, e.g. using stage directions, location/setting
• understand how knowledge of root words, prefixes and suffixes may act as a as a support for spelling, e.g. aero, aqua, audi, bi, cede, clude, con, cred, duo, log(o)(y), hyd(ro)(ra), in, micro, oct, photo, port, prim, scribe, scope, sub, tele, tri, ex;
• Revise the correct formation and joins of all lower and uppercase letters, preparing to use a pen.

Sounds-Write Lessons

• <ae> <ee> <oe> <er> <e> <ow> <oo>

World Around Us (Topic Work) – Me, Myself and I

Geography
To recognise places and features, local and global, on a plan, map or photograph (P)
To Use standard references e.g. Globe, Atlas (P)

History
To identify continuity and change over a period of time (COT)
To use different types of evidence to find out about the past. (P and COT)

Science and Technology
The name, position and brief function of the major body organs and that the function of the skeleton is to protect the organs and give the body support (I)
How the digestive and circularity system process
How diet, exercise and rest contribute to a healthy lifestyle

Key Skills To Be used:
To use more precise subject specific language
To make predictions based on previous knowledge
To examine evidence and opinions from a range of sources and distinguish between fact and opinion
That we can record work in a variety of ways
To record and present information in appropriate formats
To make observations taking account of the need for care and accuracy